Palettes / Colors / #156F4E

#156F4E — Deep Green

#156F4E is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #156F4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#156F4E is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6F1536; it also sits naturally between #156F21 and #15636F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 44% · Blue 31%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 56%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #156F4E

.text { color: #156F4E; }
.background { background-color: #156F4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #156F4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(21, 111, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 68%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #156F4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(21, 111, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #156F4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(21, 111, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#156F4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#156F4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F1536:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #156F4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #156F4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #156F4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #156F4E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #156F4E?

#156F4E is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 21, 111, 78). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #156F4E?

#156F4E is RGB 21, 111, 78 — HSL 158°, 68%, 26% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 30%, 56%.

What colors go with #156F4E?

Its complement is #6F1536; analogous partners are #156F21 and #15636F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #156F4E for text?

White text on #156F4E has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.